I am sure we will have more to say about the forced resignation of Vinay Prasad over at Sensible Medicine.| johnmandrola.substack.com
I did a deep dive into cardiac imaging, focusing on the use of CTA for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. I think the anatomic imaging test is leading us astray.| johnmandrola.substack.com
Some brief thoughts on the call for Gold Standard Science| johnmandrola.substack.com
The main thing I do, of course, is my work as an electrophysiologist.| johnmandrola.substack.com
My latest column is up over at theheart.org | Medscape Cardiology| johnmandrola.substack.com
The American College of Cardiology will meet in Chicago this weekend.| johnmandrola.substack.com
Since the beginning of AF ablation 20 years ago, studies have used a 90-day blanking period after the procedure where AF episodes do not count. It is not right.| johnmandrola.substack.com
We featured today a guest post from Dr.| Stop and Think
Robert F Kennedy, Jr will face confirmation hearings today.| Stop and Think
Perhaps we are at an inflection point for the dissemination of medical information| Stop and Think
Just a short note to say thank you to those who follow this Substack.| Stop and Think
A flawed study with positive results has sparked enthusiasm for implantation of left atrial appendage devices during AF ablation. it is a potential disaster.| Stop and Think
I have a theory why this is but a colleague suggested an alternative reason| Stop and Think
I have been busy writing. Here is a summary and links.| Stop and Think
Emphasis on "might"| Stop and Think
A look at an old trial might explain how the norms of cardiology came to be despite a dubious evidence base| Stop and Think
I poked a hornet's nest with a (public) suggestion that clinicians should remain apolitical on social media| Stop and Think
Please do read the seminal trials. You will learn stuff that you likely did not know. Stuff that does not make the colored boxes in guidelines.| Stop and Think
In the second act of my talk I describe the historical lesson from preventive hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women.| Stop and Think
I recently had the honor to give the Paul Wood Lecture at the British Cardiovascular Society meeting in Manchester.| Stop and Think
The treatment of patients with chronic heart failure has come a long way. But new treatments may not represent substantial gains--for patients, that is| johnmandrola.substack.com
A colleague gave me interesting feedback on last Friday’s This Week in Cardiology podcast.| johnmandrola.substack.com